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Madame Mère
"Madame Mère" was the title given to Maria Letizia Ramolino (1750–1836), the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was known by this honorific designation during her son's imperial reign in France. Despite her son's rise to supreme power, she was famously renowned for her austere frugality and moral caution, reportedly saying "Pourvu que ça dure" ("Let us hope it lasts") when confronted with the famil